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IFC eyes P4.4-billion investment in Mynt IPO thumbnail
San Diego Daily

IFC eyes P4.4-billion investment in Mynt IPO

September 23, 2026 | 9:46 pm THE International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, has disclosed a planned...

Meta plans to spend $145 billion this year, more than every military budget except the U.S., China and Russia thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Meta plans to spend $145 billion this year, more than every military budget except the U.S., China and Russia

The AI boom is less a marathon of innovation and more a spending sprint as companies pour billions to maintain their spot in...

Xi Jinping has made China’s hard-tech rise core to his policy—and U.S. containment is only fueling those plans thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Xi Jinping has made China’s hard-tech rise core to his policy—and U.S. containment is only fueling those plans

When Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Thursday, artificial intelligence will top the agenda. Both sides have even agreed to an “AI hotline”...

Vietnam is finally a FTSE emerging market—yet it’s the country’s banks, not its exporters, that’ll benefit most thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Vietnam is finally a FTSE emerging market—yet it’s the country’s banks, not its exporters, that’ll benefit most

Vietnam’s long-awaited upgrade to emerging market status is an “important milestone” for the country, experts say, yet they also warn that the inflow...

China now makes up a record 40% of all global container exports—and it’s a sign Trump’s tariffs meant to punish Chinese firms have fallen flat thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

China now makes up a record 40% of all global container exports—and it’s a sign Trump’s tariffs meant to punish Chinese firms have fallen flat

China keeps growing its share of global cargo sales, indicating the Trump administration’s tariffs meant to punish the country are instead an obstacle...

Billionaire Nike cofounder Phil Knight gives $1 billion to his alma mater: ‘This is no time to abandon’ higher education thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Billionaire Nike cofounder Phil Knight gives $1 billion to his alma mater: ‘This is no time to abandon’ higher education

Just as the Trump administration has retreated from supporting higher education institutions, billionaire philanthropists have jumped in. MacKenzie Scott has donated more than...

UK ready to lead global push on AI standards, Burnham tells UN thumbnail
San Diego Daily

UK ready to lead global push on AI standards, Burnham tells UN

September 23, 2026 | 11:59 am UNITED NATIONS — Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the United Nations that Britain was ready to lead...

18-year-old arrested in connection with hate vandalism in Imperial Beach thumbnail
San Diego Daily

18-year-old arrested in connection with hate vandalism in Imperial Beach

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of committing a series of antisemitic vandalisms in Imperial Beach, California. Read More

Trump to meet Venezuela’s Rodriguez for first time since Maduro’s capture thumbnail
San Diego Daily

Trump to meet Venezuela’s Rodriguez for first time since Maduro’s capture

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George Lucas Was Going to Make 3 More Star Wars Movies Before Retiring thumbnail
San Diego Daily

George Lucas Was Going to Make 3 More Star Wars Movies Before Retiring

George Lucas, the mind behind the legendary Star Wars franchise, revealed that he intended to helm three more movies, but decided to retire...